TED Talk

TED Talk

Artist and cultural worker Shani Jamila shares how her family lineage and world travels shape her journey toward justice. Inspiring lessons about the social significance of art and how it can teach us to see emerge from the stories she tells. Shani is a managing director of the Urban Justice Center in New York City, where she curates exhibits and events with a human rights focus.

About Shani:

Shani Jamila is an artist and cultural worker whose travels to nearly fifty countries deeply inform her photography and collage practice. A TED Resident and Fulbright fellow, she regularly writes, lectures and hosts community conversations about art, justice, identity and global engagement.